H2O Accounts for 98% of Coffee
When preparing a coffee beverage, water is just as important as the coffee.  Since water represents more than 98% of the beverage, it is important to use a filtration system for any municipal water source.

Water is rarely pure.  It contains chemical compounds in an infinite variety of combinations and concentrations that can cause unusual tastes, odors or colors.  Water can also contain living organisms, such as bacteria or molds, which the municipalities treat chemically with chlorine.

Chlorine and Your Coffee
Chlorine by itself has a low threshold concentration for both water (5 ppm) and for coffee (100 ppm).  The problem is that chlorine from the water often combines with the phenols from the coffee to produce a chlorophenol, which has an objectionable medicinal taste that can be detected at an extremely low level of concentration (0.001 ppm).  While chlorophenol is not harmful to humans, we believe chlorine should be removed by some type of activated carbon filter prior to coffee brewing.

Everpure Charcoal Filtration
Everpure is a leading manufacturer of 30 different types of filters for a wide range of commercial and consumer applications including office drinking water, coffee production and ice makers. Completely self-contained for quick installation and replacement, the Everpure filtration units remove foul odors, strange tastes and most heavy metals. Designed as an absolute type of filter, Everpure products will cease water production once the filter fails to properly function. However, competing filtration systems continue to produce water even after they have stopped being effective.

Our Philosophy
Great tasting water is a critical element to brewing the absolute best tasting coffee.  We recommend to all of our Office Coffee Service clients that they install one of our first class water filtration systems if they want delicious coffee.  The purest water is the foundation for an excellent cup of Excelso coffee.